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abern

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A woman has fallen from a second-story window onto the concrete sidewalk below. She is unresponsive and has a large depression to the back and top of her skull. Additional findings include abdominal bruising and an angulated left ankle. Your partner reports that the patient's vital signs are: pulse 68, respirations 14 and irregular, blood pressure 198/110 mmHg, and SpO2 91. Based on these assessment findings, which one of the following should the EMT recognize?
 
  A) Shock caused by bleeding within the head
  B) Shock caused by bleeding, most likely in the abdomen
  C) Severe head injury with increasing pressure within the skull
  D) Past medical history of untreated hypertension

Question 2

When log-rolling a patient with a suspected spinal injury, which of the following EMTs directs the move?
 
  A) EMT at the heaviest portion of the patient B) EMT at the head of the patient
  C) EMT with the most seniority D) EMT with the highest level of training



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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